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Ranked Ballot

For the first time in 2018, the City of London will use a ranked choice ballot to elect our City Councillors and Mayor. With a ranked ballot, citizens can vote for a first, second, and third choice in each race.

When counting the ballots, the first choices get counted first. If a candidate receives 50%+1 of the votes cast, they're declared the winner.

If not, the candidate with the least votes is eliminated from the race. But the citizens who voted for that candidate still get a say because their second choice votes are used instead. If those votes put one of the remaining candidates to at least 50%+1 of the votes, there's a winner. If not, the process is repeated until a winner can be declared.